Warrior M.D. Student Community Impact Day

Warrior M.D. Student Community Impact Day Mar. 8

This 150th anniversary event showcased 51 education-based Service Learning Projects, designed by more than 300 Year 1 medical students to increase patient understanding of lifestyle choices and the management of chronic diseases that impact their health and the health of their children. These educational tools use a variety of approachable mediums, from traditional brochures and posters to YouTube videos, websites and even a cook book. As educators of future physicians, we design our curriculum to ensure that our students recognize the importance of simplifying complex medical terminology so that it can be understood by diverse populations.

This event was designed to display how the school and its students are responding to our diverse community's health needs, positively impacting eight of the top 10 chronic illnesses and diseases affecting Detroit residents. They included chronic lower respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease.

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